Università degli Studi di Catania - unict.it · A.Y 2015 -2016 19 Mobilities A.A. 2016-2017 24 Mobilities A.A. 2018-2019 41 assigned mobility STA MOBILITY TREND AT UNICT Outgoing

Università degli Studi di Catania

International

Mobility

Office

E+ STA selection: a step towards evaluation and recognition of mobility experiences

Dr. Maria Luisa Leotta

International Mobility Officer

OBJECTIVES

The Erasmus+ Staff Mobility for Teaching (STA) offers teaching staff the opportunity to spend a period

teaching at a Higher Education Institution in one of the countries participating in the Erasmus+

programme with the aim of:

• offering teaching staff an occasion to update their job skills and grow professionally;

• promoting the exchange of competencies and experiences on teaching methods.

ERASMUS STAFF WEEK 9th EDITION

Catania JUNE 04 - 07, 2019

ERASMUS+ STAFF MOBILITY: CHALLENGE-BASED APPROACHES

E+ Program - Key Action1

Erasmus+ Staff Mobility for Teaching (Outgoing STA)


http://www.unict.it/sites/default/files/files/Beyond Frontiers Bando 2012 - 2013.pdf

A.Y 2015 -2016

19 Mobilities

A.A. 2016-2017

24 Mobilities

A.A. 2018-2019

41 assigned mobility

STA MOBILITY TREND AT UNICT

Outgoing mobility flows in growth

Increase of the importance of integrated internationalization for educational activities






BEFORE

(a.y. 2017-2018 e previous call)

2 call (I e II semester)

NOW

(a.y. 2018/2019)

1 call for the I and II semester

Approved by the governing bodies

Published in the University online register

(Eventual re-opening of the application period for the

reallocation of remaining funds)

HOW TO PARTICIPATE






BEFORE

(a.y. 2017-2018)

E+ National Agency financing

€ 20.834,00

€ 10.417,00 for each semester

NOW

(a.y. 2018/2019)

E+ National Agency financing

€ 21.903,00

+

University co-financing

€ 20.000,00

€ 20.951,50 for each semester

AVAILABLE BUDGET






BEFORE

(a.y. 2017-2018 and previous call)

Professors in charge of the Erasmus+ inter-institutional

agreement

NOW

(a.y. 2018/2019)

Professors who do not necessarily hold an

Erasmus+ inter-institutional agreement

WHO CAN TAKE PART?






ELEGIBLE CANDIDATES

The following categories of teaching staff are eligible for the Erasmus+ Staff Mobility:

1. full professors;

2. associate professors;

3. short-term contract professors;

4. researchers;

The member of staff must currently be under contract to Unict at the time of the call deadline and of their Staff mobility for

Teaching Assignment.

They can submit application choosing into the list of the agreements for the related department

ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES

Period of teaching abroad in the framework of the teaching agreement with the host institution. Didactic activities should be

offered as part of courses integrated into the curriculum of the host institution.






Mobility grants are exclusively awarded to staff wishing to spend a period teaching abroad as part of a mobility

programme drawn up between institutions that are holders of the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE).

Every year the Call defines the requirements for the selection of the applications.

The duration ranges from:

a minimum of 2 consecutive working days (excluding travel – maximum 2 days), with a minimum of 8 hours of

lessons in total;

to a maximum of 7 days (2 travel days and 5/6 days of teaching activity).

The allowance is calculated on the basis of the tables described in the Call.

MOBILITY GRANTS AT UNICT: ORGANIZATION AND DURATION






BEFORE

(a.y. 2017 - 2018)

Syntetic invitation letter

(it was enough to specify the dates and the field subject of the

teaching )

NOW

(a.y. 2018/2019)

Invitation letter and application form online as

tools for selecting candidates

PROCEDURES: HOW SUBMIT THE APPLICATION

Receive an invitation/acceptance letter of the University hosting the

mobility

Sumbit the application using the online web form






SELECTION PROCEDURE

Invitation/acceptance letter

It is an application selection tool: contains many elements that will be

used by the selection board to attribute scores (from 1 to 4 points for each

criteria ) on the basis of the criteria defined in the call and assign grants.

It is an obligatory document ( if missing it’s not possible to conclude the

application process), as it defines the content of the teaching activity

agreed with the host university.






Application form online

It is a tool for selecting applications and for give to the applicant scores on the basis of the evaluation grid and to

assign STA mobility grant.

It is the only way to submit applications.

Allows to specify the information required in an easy, fast and intuitive way, limiting the possibility of making

mistakes.

Permits to verify, through the obligatory information:

• the coherence of the activity carried out abroad with the job carried out by the candidate;

• the compatibility with the content of the teaching activity agreed with the host institution and defined in the

invitation/acceptance letter.


SELECTION PROCEDURE





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Evaluation criteria

• Using for the attribution of the score and the consequent

drafting of the rankings for the assignment of the STA mobility

grants

• Indicators of the quality of the educational activity carried out

abroad.

In the assignment of an STA mobility will be awarded a higher

score:

• activities in which the teaching period of the teacher will be an

integral part of the curriculum of the host university;

• the duration of the teaching activity – without interruption;

• those who are already involved in the Erasmus+ programme -

to consolidate and extend relations between universities;

• staff who are invited/accepted for the first time to undertake a

period of teaching abroad






Thanks for the attention

Erasmus + Networking Conference 2018

A Two-Day Workshop & Info-Session

on E+ International Mobility for Teaching and Training

University of Catania | September 28 - 29, 2018



Documents

Università degli Studi di Catania - unict.it · A.Y 2015 -2016 19 Mobilities A.A. 2016-2017 24 Mobilities A.A. 2018-2019 41 assigned mobility STA MOBILITY TREND AT UNICT Outgoing